A breastplate presented by the colonizing authorities to an Aboriginal leader in recognition of his status.
he was rewarded with a silver king plate and a government gratuity of £50
Example sentencesExamples
- Aborigines were local notables and the giving of king plates to chiefs continued and the deaths of the last of the tribe were commemorated.
- By then he had a king plate, labelling him as 'Tommy King of Noosa Weyba Cootharaba Tumberrawa'.
- There is assertiveness in the central position of the elderly man wearing the king plate.
- Harry Murray was the owner of a king plate and he was recognised as a leader among his people.